Chiral recognition of macromolecules with cyclodextrins: pH- and thermosensitive copolymers from N-isopropylacrylamide and N-acryloyl-D/L-phenylalanine and their inclusion complexes with cyclodextrins

• Sabrina Gingter,
• Ella Bezdushna and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 204–209, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.27

• colour as Figure 5 shows. To prove further the influence of complexation of chiral polymers 3D and 3L with chiral RAMEB-CD, we employed dynamic light scattering to measure particle size and hydrodynamic diameters of the supramolecular structures (Figure 6). Evidently, the 3D and 3L copolymers possess

Synthesis of cationic dibenzosemibullvalene-based phase-transfer catalysts by di-π-methane rearrangements of pyrrolinium-annelated dibenzobarrelene derivatives

• Heiko Ihmels and
• Jia Luo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 119–126, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.17

• chromatography was performed on MN Silica Gel 60 M (particle size 0.04–0.063 mm, 230–440 mesh). Synthesis of dibenzobarrelene derivatives General procedure for the preparation of N,N-dialkyl-3,4-(9',10'-dihydro-9',10'-anthraceno-3-pyrrolinium derivatives (GP-1): A mixture of 11,12-bis(bromomethyl)-9,10-dihydro

Hoveyda–Grubbs type metathesis catalyst immobilized on mesoporous molecular sieves MCM-41 and SBA-15

• Hynek Balcar,
• Tushar Shinde,
• Naděžda Žilková and
• Zdeněk Bastl

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 22–28, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.4

• adsorption isotherms: surface area SBET = 972 and 934 m²/g, average pore diameter d = 3.8 and 6.9 nm and volume of pores V = 1.14 and 0.96 cm³/g. The particle size (by SEM) ranged from 1 to 3 μm for all supports used. Techniques UV–vis spectra of catalysts were recorded with a Perkin-Elmer Lambda 950

Miniemulsion polymerization as a versatile tool for the synthesis of functionalized polymers

• Daniel Crespy and
• Katharina Landfester

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 1132–1148, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.130

• polystyrene nanoparticles were synthesized in emulsion and miniemulsion by non-covalently immobilized metallocene catalysts [67]. The catalytic polymerization of butadiene with a cobalt catalyst was found to give highly crystalline 1,2-polybutadiene with a particle size of 150–200 nm [68]. The

• described above, an organic solution of the catalyst was first miniemulsified in water and then the monomer was added to the miniemulsion. The monomer conversion was found to be moderate for the two latter monomers, and relatively high (97%) in the case of norbornene with an obtained particle size of 250 nm

• prepared and the optical activity increased with decreasing particle size. Films were prepared from dried miniemulsion latexes which were then mixed with polyvinyl alcohol in order to preserve the optical activity. Ionic polymerizations Although different ionic polymerizations in heterophase have been

Formation of epoxide-amine oligo-adducts as OH-functionalized initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

• Julia Theis and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 938–944, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.105

• 1 186 000 Da. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) experiments were implemented on a Malvern HPPS-ET apparatus at a temperature of 25 °C using dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent. Hellma Suprasil precision cells (110-QS) were used. The particle size distribution was derived from a deconvolution of the

Hybrid biofunctional nanostructures as stimuli-responsive catalytic systems

• Gernot U. Marten,
• Thorsten Gelbrich and
• Annette M. Schmidt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 922–931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.98

• performed on a Bruker DRX500 at 500 MHz and ambient temperature. DLS experiments and zeta potential measurements were performed on a Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS at 25 °C. The particle size distribution was derived from a deconvolution of the measured intensity autocorrelation function of the sample by the

A bivalent glycopeptide to target two putative carbohydrate binding sites on FimH

• Thisbe K. Lindhorst,
• Kathrin Bruegge,
• Andreas Fuchs and
• Oliver Sperling

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 801–809, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.90

• silica gel 60 (230–400 mesh, particle size 0.040–0.063 mm, Merck). Preparative MPLC was performed on an apparatus of BÜCHI Labortechnik GmbH using a LiChroprep RP-18 (40–60 µm, Merck) column for reversed-phase silica gel chromatography. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was carried out on Sephadex LH

Functionalized copolyimide membranes for the separation of gaseous and liquid mixtures

• Nadine Schmeling,
• Roman Konietzny,
• Daniel Sieffert,
• Patrick Rölling and
• Claudia Staudt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 789–800, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.86

• filtration processes e.g. micro-, ultra-, and nanofiltration. The particles to be separated have diameters between 10 and 1000 nanometers and will be held back from the membrane due to the fact that the pores of the membrane are smaller than the particle size. If the size of the components to be separated is

Calix[4]arene-click-cyclodextrin and supramolecular structures with watersoluble NIPAAM-copolymers bearing adamantyl units: “Rings on ring on chain”

• Bernd Garska,
• Monir Tabatabai and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 784–788, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.83

• weight (Mw) and the polydispersity (PD) were calculated by a calibration curve generated by polystyrene standards with a molecular weight range from 370 to 1000000 Da. DLS experiments were carried out on a Malvern HPPS-ET apparatus at a temperature value of 10 °C. The particle size distribution was

Free radical homopolymerization of a vinylferrocene/cyclodextrin complex in water

• Helmut Ritter,
• Beate E. Mondrzik,
• Matthias Rehahn and
• Markus Gallei

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 60, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.60

• . The particle size distribution was derived from a deconvolution of the measured intensity autocorrelation function of the sample by the general purpose mode algorithm included in the DTS software. DLS measurements were performed in water; the concentrations of the substances were 10 mg × mL−1. Each

N-acylation of ethanolamine using lipase: a chemoselective catalyst

• Mazaahir Kidwai,
• Roona Poddar and
• Poonam Mothsra

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 10, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.10

• Analyzer. EI mass spectra were recorded on TOF MS mass spectrometer. Melting points were taken on a Thomas-Hoover melting point apparatus and are uncorrected. The purity of compounds were checked on silica gel coated aluminum plates (Merck TLC: mass particle size 10–12 μm; particle distribution 5–20 μm